Pages

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Daughters At Home

"One of the sweetest places a young girl may have in any home is that of big sister. What a field of happiness and usefulness is open to the girl with little brothers and sisters! They are ready to look up to her as a guide and a pattern in everything. If she manages rightly, she can have unlimited influence with them.

Have you seen her, the ideal big sister? She is ever ready to kiss away the bumps and bruises of little heads and hearts, she know just how to mend broken dolls and balls, she like to pop corn and make candy for little people to eat, she knows such wonderful stories to tell or read, she will pick up and put of of sight those evidences of childish neglect that might bring little people into trouble, she understands and is a companion for every one of them. Yes, many homes have just such older daughters as that.

The girl who is learning day by day to be a good daughter at home and a good sister to the younger children is also learning day by day how to make in time a good wife and a good mother. She is getting ready for the greatest work a woman can do...

There is no work so good for any woman as making a good, true home for somebody. Every truly beautiful character is its best at home. Let us never neglect the home life."

--From the book 'Beautiful Girlhood' by Mabel Hale from the early twentieth century

I have this book! I don't remember seeing that passage in there, but then again, I haven't read the whole thing :)Your daughters at home post made me think about the DVD soon coming out "Return of the Daughters". Gosh I can't wait!!!! Just watching the previews too it gave me goosebumps. :)Blessings!

Come and enter our September Giveaway! Just click the banner below:

We'd Love for You to Stay in Touch!

Amazon Picks for You:

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY OF 330,000+ HOMEBUILDERS!

Welcome!

I am happily married to Steve, my husband of 25 years, and by His grace raising and homeschooling nine special blessings that we pray will serve the Lord one day. I hope that you will find rest here as you join us in the quest of building up strong homes for the Lord.

Get the latest posts!

VISIT OUR SHOPPES!

Wise Woman Consulting

DEAR LORD PLEASE BLESS OUR SWEET READERS!

Made #2 on Amazon's Hot New Releases in Christian Family Category!

*BLESSED MOTHERHOOD*

"Oh that God would give every mother a vision of the glory and splendor of the work that is given to her when a babe is place in her bosom to be nursed and trained! Could she have but one glimpse in to the future of that life as it reaches on into eternity; could she look into it's soul to see its possibilities; could she be made to understand her own personal responsibility for the training of this child, for the development of its life, and for its destiny,--she would see that in all God's world there is no other work so noble and so worthy of her best powers, and she would commit to no others hands the sacred and holy trust given to her." -JR Miller

*HOMEMAKING*

My Other Blog!

*BUILDING STRONG MARRIAGES*

"A true wife makes a man's life nobler, stronger, grander, by the omnipotence of her love 'turning all the forces of manhood upward and heavenward.' While she clings to him in holy confidence and loving dependence she brings out in him whatever is nobles and richest in his being. She inspires him with her courage and earnestness. She beautifies his life. She softens whatever is rude and harsh in his habits or his spirit. She clothes him with the gentler graces of refined and cultured manhood. While she yields to him and never disregards his lightest wish, she is really his queen, ruling his whole life and leading him onward and upward in every proper path. -JR Miller

WE ARE MOTHERS WHO LEAVE A GODLY LEGACY

Challenging Posts

My Legacy

This blog is dedicated to my children, that they will always know my heart for them today and when I am gone.

*PUTTING ON A GENTLE & QUIET SPIRIT*

" Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious." 1 Peter 3:3-4

Blog Archive

RAISING SONS TO FOLLOW CHRIST

RAISING DAUGHTERS TO SERVE THE KING

If You'd Like to Pin an Image Please Hover Over It To See the Pin Button!

Relax and Pour a cup of tea

Making Our Homes a Beautiful Refuge

"Thank God, O women, for the quietude of your home, and that you are queen it it. Men come at eventide to the home; but all day long you are there, beautifying it, sanctifying it, adorning it, blessing it. Better be there than wear a queen's coronet. Better be there than carry the purse of a princess. It may be a very humble home. There may be no carpet on the floor. There may be no pictures on the wall. There may be no silks in the wardrobe; but, by your faith in God, and your cheerful demeanor, you may garniture that place with more splendor than the upholsterer's hand ever kindled." ---Reverend T. DeWitt Talmage, D.D

I Work For a King

"I work for a King. He has put me in charge of his home. When He comes to see how I have managed His possessions and His children, I do not want to be found wanting. I want to do my best. Everything I have is on loan from Him. I have room and board and a job to do, but it is all for Him. Therefore I want to dress my best and do my best in all my work. I also want to be creative, for this is a sincere attempt to glorify Him and His beautiful creation. How I manage my home is a form of worship to Him."
--Lydia Sherman

Search This Blog

ShareThis

Hellobar!

Print

Amazon Picks

Oh, Mothers of young children, I bow before you in reverence. Your work is most holy. You are fashioning the destinies of immortal souls. The powers folded up in the little ones that you hushed to sleep in your bosoms last night, are powers that shall exist forever. You are preparing them for their immortal destiny and influence. Be faithful. Take up your sacred burden reverently. Be sure that your life is sweet and clean.--JR Miller

Copyright 2017 of A Wise Woman Builds Her Home.

The duplication of articles, photos, or blog entries without the express permission of the owner are strictly prohibited.